miners

[mahy-ner]

min·er

[mahy-ner]
noun
1.
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
2.
a mechanical device used in mining: a miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor.
3.
any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typically having a loud call.
4.
any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.
5.
(formerly) a person who places or lays military or naval mines.

Origin:
1225–75; mine2 + -er1; replacing Middle English minour < Anglo-French (see -or2)

miner, minor, myna.
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